I remember the nightmares I had leading up to my wedding in 2009. What if no one shows up? What if I don’t fit into my wedding dress? And – probably one of the most common dreams: what if it rains on my wedding day? Here’s the thing: on the grand scale of all the…
If you would have told me a month ago that I would find myself out of a job until June, I would have told you to go fly a kite. Because let’s be honest: business has been good here on Maui! We have some of the best wedding professionals around. Amazing photographers, videographers, planners, venues,…
Back in 2016, my husband Anthony was asked to officiate our friends’ wedding back in Michigan. Anthony, being the people-pleasing awesome guy he is, said absolutely. But here’s the thing: he didn’t know how to officiate a wedding. And then, realizing the gravity of which he had just agreed, he began slowly panicking about what…
At the end of every year, I like to take the time to reflect back on my past weddings. The ups, the downs, the complicated shots – what worked and what didn’t. It’s part of being an artist and striving to take my work to the next level. But another part of that process is…
Let me start with a spoiler alert: YES. WEDDING ALBUMS ARE IMPORTANT. When I think about what I remember from my childhood, it’s directly related to what was photographed. And I know I’m not alone here. I specifically remember painting my playhouse that my dad built – but using most of the paint on my…
I wrapped up photographing the last of my last Maui beach weddings on Sunday. In some ways it was a bittersweet goodbye to the weddings I often longed for when I was starting out as a photographer. But in so many other ways, it was the beautiful closing of an era. After each and every…
If you’re a Mainland photographer reading this or a couple that’s not from Hawaii, you’re probably thinking to yourself “What the heck? Don’t all photographers stay for the reception?” Why even ask Should your photographer stay for the reception? Isn’t it a given?” Surprisingly, no. Because we do such a wide range of weddings in…
Living in Hawaii means that wedding industry professionals see weddings in many shapes and forms. Intimate elopements, small weddings, large weddings, adventure weddings – seriously, we see it all. Since I’ve transitioned to my wedding packages, I often hear couples say they don’t want getting ready shots. But I’m here to tell you why getting…
Hawaii is a really unique destination wedding location and, believe it or not, things work a bit differently out here than they do on the Mainland! Planning your Hawaii wedding has lots of ins-and-outs 1. Be realistic with your budget I’m sure you were already thinking of this. But weddings in Hawaii will…
When I decided to compile the best Maui wedding venues, I considered several factors: General prettiness – because, of course, it’s Maui and you want your Maui wedding venues to be pretty Accessibility – is it easy for your photographer, videographer, and coordinator to work with you at this venue? This is an important question…